Characters
Juromaru & Kageromaru
Naraku's fourth and fifth incarnations are the insidious duo of Juromaru and Kageromaru. Even Naraku has great difficulty controlling this pair, and when they are first born they slice off his head and devour two of his palace guards. Naraku keeps Juromaru in manacles and his mouth covered most times, and like Kagura, he keeps a tight grip on the pairs hearts in order to ensure their obiedience.
The mask covering Juromaru's mouth ensures that his sibling, Kageromaru does not escape. Kageromaru is a small, snake-like demon that lives within Juromaru's stomach and is the sentient member of the pair, while Juromaru is an emotionless killing machine. Koga comes across Juromaru in the forest lead by one of Naraku's puppets. Naraku frees him to fight Koga, but does not take off the chains and mouth cover until Inuyasha arrives. As soon as the puppet removes Juromaru's gag its head is sliced off and Juromaru begins to fights with a blinding speed that is almost too fast to see. Koga and Inuyasha quickly realize that they are fighting a pair of creatures, rather than the single entity they initially battled against.
Because Kageromaru spends most of his time living within Juromaru's stomach, he is able to quickly burrow deep into the earth, a skill he uses to launch blindingly swift attacks. Juromaru on the other hand relies on brute strength to win his battles.
The Meaning Behind the Name - 獣郎丸 & 影郎丸
"Juromaru" (獣郎丸) means "beast or brute" while "Kage" means "shadow or phantom". The "ro" part is "sons" while "maru" is a common male name suffix.
Voices:
Takumi Yamazaki
Brian Drummond